The continuing bids for Neeraj Chopra's gold-winning javelin have surpassed Rs 5 crore, a day after the e-auction began with Rs 1 million. prime minister Narendra Modi received the star indian javelin thrower's sporting equipment. On the PM's birthday, several such valuable presents were put up for e-auction. The auction profits will benefit the Namami Gange project.

With 19 days left, the bids had already fetched nearly Rs 10-crore on the first day. According to sources, the highest offer for Lovlina Borgohain's Olympic bronze-winning pair of gloves was worth Rs 1.92 crore as of friday evening, against a starting price of Rs 80 lakh.

Sumit Antil, a Paralympic gold medalist and world record holder, had a javelin bid of Rs 1,00,08,000. Despite her side finishing fourth, the next highest offer was Rs 1,00,00,100 for women's hockey captain rani Rampal's stick, which had a base price of Rs 80 lakh.


An acrylic painting of prime minister Narendra Modi and mahatma gandhi on two panels with a tricolour backdrop is also up for sale, with a price tag of Rs 25 lakh. Several additional paintings that artists sent to prime minister Modi on various occasions are being auctioned, with estimates ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.

Over the previous two years, the PM has also received various models of major structures, sculptures, paintings, and mementos from visiting dignitaries and at key occasions.

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Kailas Ashwin Sathish

18/09/2021 02:00 PM